1 Chronicles 1-2 – Everyone Matters!
Ever face a job and thought, “I really don’t want to wade into this!” Whether it was cleaning the garage, painting the house, or cleaning out a…
September 28, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 3-4 – A Glimmer of Hope
Watching the news, with all its stories of tragedy and corruption, can challenge your optimism. But once in a while, you get a tidbit of good news…
October 5, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 5-9 – Where’s Your Focus?
There’s a term in photography called “depth of field.” It’s the range in which things are kept in focus. It’s how you keep your subject in focus and…
October 12, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 10 – A Sad Story
Some stories are just sad… A family’s house burns down on Christmas Eve. A child is killed by a drunk driver. A marriage that seemed so solid ends in…
October 19, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 11 – How to Determine the Course of Your Life
It’s interesting to me that two people can come from the same family, or have the same opportunities and advantages, and still turn out so…
October 26, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 12 – How to be Influential
Ever know someone who naturally attracted a following? The kind of person others just want to be around. Maybe they’re inviting, or commanding, or…
December 7, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 13 – Good Intentions vs Obedience
Picture this…a father and son are having a great time playing ball in the front yard. Then, the ball rolls past the boy and into the street. Without…
January 11, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 14 – Telling Stories
Some storytellers are not good at telling a story. Maybe they ramble or get sidetracked easily. Or maybe they put in too many details and give too…
January 18, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 15 – How do You Handle Mistakes?
No one likes making mistakes, but we all make them. So the key is in how you respond to your mistakes. Some attempt to avoid mistakes by never…
January 25, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 16 – Worship
There are some words that we use so often they lose their impact and meaning. Words like “sale” and “awesome” are good examples. Likewise, we can use…
February 1, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 17 – Home is Where the Heart Is
There’s a saying, “Home is Where the Heart is.” This speaks to the fact that “home” is less about the structure and the geographic location, and more…
February 8, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 18-21 – Regular Maintenance Required
Everything in life must be kept up and maintained. We don’t think about maintenance when things are new and running well. But, a lack of maintenance…
February 15, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 22 – What Are You Leaving Behind?
In volleyball, there’s something called the “setup” where one player sets the ball in a good position for their teammate to score. In the setup, one…
February 22, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 23-27 – If Organization Is Not Your Thing
Some people are organizers and some are not. A person who is not very organized is probably not suited to be an accountant, and a very organized…
March 1, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 28 – How to Accomplish More
How do they do it? The movers. The shakers. The accomplishers. The Bill Gates. The Steve Jobs. The Walt Disneys. The Jeff Bazos. How do they do it?…
March 8, 2022 · 2 min read
1 Chronicles 29 – Use Your Superpower Wisely
As a kid, I loved reading comic books about superheroes and dreaming about having superpowers and special abilities. I still read superhero comic…
March 15, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 1 – A Single Wish
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? This question has fueled many a daydream for both children and adults. Such a question is posed to…
March 22, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 2-5 – How to Accomplish Great Things
On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the surface of the moon. Think of how insurmountable this goal must have seemed at the…
March 29, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 6-7 – Lord Fix THEM!
When a couple goes to marriage counseling, one spouse is often trying to blame the other for the problem. But, for a marriage to be better, each…
April 5, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 8-9 – When it Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This
There are times in our life (though they may seem few and far between) when we look around and say, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” Maybe…
April 12, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 10 – Listening. It’s That Important!
Listening is not rocket science, but it can change the course of your life. In 2 Chronicles chapter 10, King Solomon has died and his son Rehoboam…
April 19, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 11-12 – The Fine Line Between Responsibility and Self-Reliance
There’s a fine line between being responsible and being self-reliant. You may think they both sound similar and admirable, but confusing the two can…
May 3, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 13 – The Power of One
The power of change often rests in the power of one. One voice, one word, one song, one story, and one person. These can change the course of lives…
May 10, 2022 · 2 min read
2 Chronicles 14-16 – What Happened?!
Every once in a while you come across a story of a former celebrity whose life is in shambles. Maybe they’re in trouble with the law, or they’ve…
May 17, 2022 · 2 min read